Eyeleting-machine



(No Model.)

IE. D. GAINES. BYBLBTING MACHINE.

Patented'June v2, 1891.

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ERASMUS DARWIN GAINES, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

EYELETlNG-IVIACHINE'.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 453,182, dated June2, 1891.

Application tiled June 18, 1890. Serial No. 355,850. (No model.)

or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification. y

My invention relates to mechanism foi` furnishing carpets with eyeletsat suitable intervals to adapt said carpet for being reinvably attachedto the floor. u

The object of my invention is to suitably seat at proper intervals inthe fioor of a room and near the margin thereof a series of roundheadedstuds or tacks and to furnish the carpet on either one or both sidesthereof at the same intervals with an eyelet adapted to readily engageand disengage the Hoor-studs. In order to lpreserve the correspondingintervals between the studs and the carpet-eyelets, and to properly seatsaid eyelets and studs,I employcertain mechanismhereinaf ter described.

Figure 1 represents the. mechanism employed for placing the eyelets atcorresponding intervals in the carpet, and Fig. 2 exhibits the tool forclincliing the eyelet in the car- )et when ro erly laced. u l ReferridjgtId Figl.) 1, E is a suitably-sized board, having a metallic clip 3rigidly seated transversely thereon, with its inner end free and raisedsufficiently from said board to rest upon the eyelet F between two oftheclinch'es 4 thereon, said eyelet being placed in a suitable socket insaid board with its clinches upward.

G is an eyelet-holding clip seated transversely of the board E in linewith the prolongation of the clip 8, with theinterval between said clipssufficient to admit of the placing of the eyelet F. The clip G 1s seatedin suitable waysM onythe board E and adapted to reciprocate thereon inthe following manner: The outer end of the clip G is pivotally" attachedto the adjacent end of the arni H,

pivoted at 5 near its other end to the board E longitudinally of thelatter. In seating the eyelet the clip G is withdrawn sufliciently forthe insertion of said eyelet, and when the latter is in place the clip Gis moved inwardly, being provided at its inner end with bifurcations 6,which pass, respectively, on either side of the remaining clinch 4 ofthe eyelet F. A lock-lever 7 is pivotally seated on the edge of theboard E directly behind junction of the clip G and arm II in suchposition that when said lever is brought in a horizontal position thearm H and clipl G can pass outwardly over such lever to admit the eyeletF, and when the clip G and arm Hare pushedinward to engage said eyeletthelonger end of said lever 7 is thrown downwardly and its shorter endis thrown upward behind the arm I-I, and thereby holds the clip G inengagement with said eyelet.

A gage 8 is adj ustably seated on the upper surface of the clip Gbymeans of a longitudinal slot 9 in the horizontal portionot' said gage,in which a set-screw 10 is vertically seated, suitably engaging at itslower end the clip G. The purpose of the gage 8 is to furnish astop atits inner face in the edge of the carpet, and thereby seat the eyelets Fa uniform distance from the margin of said carpet, corresponding to theinterval between the studs B aforesaid and the wall of the room.

When the eyelet is in the position shown in Fig. l, the carpet K isplaced over said eyelet with its margin against the gage S and lslightlyforced down upon the clinches 4.

Then the tool shown in Fig. 2 is utilized to clinch said eyelet upon thecarpet. This tool consists of a solid pin J, having a cylindricalopening 11 centrally formed in its lower portion. A short'pin 12` isloosely seated longitudinally in the opening 11 by means of a transversepin 13, which passes through the walls of said opening and alongitudinal slot 14, formed transversely through the pin 12. Betweenthe inner end of the pin 12 and the innerend of the opening 11 is placeda coiled spring 15, which normally forces the pin 12 below the lowerextremity of the pin J. The

lower end of the pin H has a concave face 1.7,' and when said pin isplaced over the eyelet F and forced down upon the clinches 4 by l'OOblows on its upper end the effect is to force the carpet solidly downupon the main body of said eyelet and the clinches 4 inwardly over saidcarpet, the short pin 12 meanwhile 5 pressing the carpet downwardbetween the clinches 4 in said eyelet, the spring 15 permitting the pin12 to recede sufficiently to allow the pin J to be forced downward farenough to eectually clinch the eyelet F, the ro margins of the concavity17 forcing the carpet outside of said clinches. The central opening 16in the eyelet F is of such size as to readily pass over the head of thefloor-stud B, when the tautness of the carpet prevents the disengagementof the eyelet. After the floor-studs are seated, as aforesaid, and thecarpet furnished with the eyelets F the carpet is placed in position bysimply forcing the eyelets successively over their corresponding zostuds B, and the carpet can be readily removed by slightly crowding ittoward the wall and then lifting the eyelet from the stud B.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

- 1. The combination, with a support, of two clips secured thereto, oneof which is movable toward and from the other one, said clips beingadapted to hold an eyelet between their 3o adjacent ends and thesupport, and suitable driving y mechanism, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a board, of two clips secured thereto withtheir adjacent ends raised from the board and one of the clips movabletoward and from the other one and having its end adjacent to thestationary clip bifurcated, whereby an eyelet maybe secured between theends ot' the clips and the board, and suitable driving mechanism,snbstan- 4o tially as described.

3. The combination of the board E, clip 3, and clip G, secured thereto,arm 1^l,l0ck 7, pivotally secured to the edge ot the board and adaptedto engage with the arm, and snitable driving mechanism, substantially asdcscribed.

Ll. The combination of the board E, clip 3, and clip G, secured thereto,oscillating arm Il, lock-lever 7, pivotally seated on the edge of the 5oboard and adapted to engage with the arm 1I, and adjustable gage S, andsuitable driving mechanism, substantially as shown, and for the purposedescribed.

In witness whereof I affix inysignaturc in the presence of twowitnesses. A

ERASMUS DARWIN GAINES.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. MANAHAN, ADDA E. WARD.

